baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent JP-2008509905-A (JP)
IPC: A61K9/14
Filed: 2004-08-10
Abstract: The present invention relates to a use of a crude extract, non-polar solvent soluble extract or purified extract of the hardy kiwifruit for the preparation of therapeutic agent for treating and preventing baldness disorder and seborrheic skin disease in human and mammal, and health care food, food additives, feed additives, cosmetic composition comprising the same. The hardy kiwifruit reduced blood DHT level, promoted the formation of hair root in mouse model experiment, and inhibited the failing out of hair and improved seborrheic skin disease of volunteers such as keratigenous skin, seborrhea etc.
Patent JP-2008500388-A (JP)
IPC: B01J23/46
Filed: 2005-05-17
Abstract: A process for preparing epichlorohydrin comprises (1) converting ethane to 1,2-dichloroethylene (cis/trans mixture) in the presence of a catalyst; (2) producing 2,3­dichloropropanal by (a) hydroformylating the 1,2­- dichloroethylene in the presence of a catalyst, carbon monoxide, and hydrogen, (b) adding MeOH to the 1,2­dichloroethylene, or (c) subjecting the 1,2-dichloroethylene to direct reductive hydroformylation in the presence of a reductive hydroformylation catalyst; and (3) epoxidizing the 2,3-DCH with a base to produce epichlorohydrin.
Patent JP-2008509781-A (JP)
Title: 薬物送達用の閉塞可能な血管内カテーテル及びこれを使用する方法
IPC: A61M25/00
Filed: 2005-07-25
Abstract: 血管の内部を治療するための方法及び装置は、多様なカテーテル設計、血管を閉塞するための方法及び装置、閉塞装置の場所を定めるための方法及び装置、血管支流の部位に治療装置の場所を定めるための方法及び装置、及び治療剤を分配するための方法及び装置を含む。
Patent JP-2008513599-A (JP)
IPC: C23C14/02
Filed: 2004-09-16
Abstract: A method for improving the electrical connection properties of the surface of a product made from a polymer-matrix composite comprising a filler comprises the following steps:-heating of the surface of the product to a first treatment temperature above the ambient temperature;-first plasma treatment of the surface whereby removal of surface polymer and uncovering of filler is effected by oxygen radicals;-cooling down of the plasma treated surface of the product to a second treatment temperature below the first treatment temperature;-second plasma treatment of the surface created by the first plasma treatment whereby activation of the surface is effected by oxygen radicals;-depositing a metallization on the surface created by the second plasma treatment.
Patent JP-2008514470-A (JP)
Title: 無機絶縁ラミネートおよびかかるラミネートを含有する電気機器
IPC: B32B27/12
Filed: 2005-09-29
Abstract: ２枚の不織無機シート間に配置されたエラストマーポリエステル樹脂の層を含んでなるラミネート、およびそのラミネートを含んでなる変圧器などの電気機器。
Patent JP-2008519132-A (JP)
Title: テロマー含有フルオロポリマーコーティング
IPC: C09D127/20
Filed: 2005-11-02
Abstract: フルオロポリマーおよびフッ素化テロマーを含有するコーティングが開発された。このコーティングは、プラスチック基材をコーティングするのに好適であり、反射率が比較的低いことが望ましい用途に使用するのに好適である。
Patent JP-2008521387-A (JP)
Title: 酵素製剤
IPC: A23L1/30
Filed: 2005-11-26
Abstract: 本発明は、少なくとも１種の酵素と少なくとも１種の単細胞タンパク質を含む安定化固体または液体酵素製剤に関する。
Patent JP-2008521870-A (JP)
Title: 抗ｉｌ−１ｒ１単一ドメイン抗体および治療使用
IPC: A61P37/06
Filed: 2005-12-01
Abstract: 肺炎症または呼吸器疾患を処置、予防または抑制する医薬の製造のためのインターロイキン１レセプター１型（ＩＬ−１Ｒ１）のアンタゴニストの使用が開示される。記載される本発明のいくつかの態様において、医薬は、肺組織に対する局所投与用である。肺炎症または呼吸器疾患を処置するための方法も開示される。
Patent JP-2008524538-A (JP)
Title: 制御モジュール
IPC: F16H61/00
Filed: 2005-08-26
Abstract: 支持体部分を有し支持体部分に配置された制御装置であって、制御装置が、第１のハウジング部分と第２のハウジング部分および第１のハウジング部分と第２のハウジング部分との間に配置されたハウジング内部空間を有しており、ハウジング内部空間内に、第１のハウジング部分に固定された電子回路部品が配置されている制御装置を有し、回路部品（３）をハウジング内部空間の外部に配置された電気的構成部品と電気的に接続するための少なくとも１つのフレキシブルな導体箔を有する特に自動車のトランスミッションのための、制御モジュールにおいて、第１のハウジング部分を有する制御装置が、支持体部分の支持領域に支持されて配置されており、第２のハウジング部分が支持領域の内部で第１のハウジング部分に配置されている制御モジュールが提供される。 【選択図】図１
Patent JP-2008525883-A (JP)
Title: 多重文化及びマルチメディアのデータ収集及び文書化コンピュータシステム、装置及び方法
IPC: G06F40/00
Filed: 2004-12-21
Abstract: コンピュータシステム及び方法は、クエリ（４０、５０、６０）と、クエリ（４０、５０、６０）に対する第１の言語の応答（４１−４５）を表示するディスプレイ（２０）を利用する。ユーザは、所与のクエリ（４０、５０、６０）に対応する最も適切な応答（４１−４５）を選択してもよく、又は、同じ応答（４１−４５）が第２若しくは他の言語で示されるように、タッチボタン（７０）で表される応答（４１−４５）のための書き言葉の変更を選択してもよい。ディスプレイ（２０）において、ユーザは、タッチボタン（８０）により、第１、第２若しくは他の言語での応答（４１−４５）の言語化を選択することもできる。ディスプレイ（２０）により、ユーザは更に、表示され及び／又は言語化された応答（４１−４５）の意味を示す動画若しくはビデオビネットディスプレイを見ることができ、これにより、応答（４１−４５）に関するユーザの理解が高められる。
Patent JP-2008526022-A (JP)
Title: Ｃｕ配線を有するＣＭＯＳイメージャ及びそれから高反射性界面を除去する方法
IPC: H01L27/14
Filed: 2005-12-14
Abstract: 【課題】  Ｃｕ配線を有するＣＭＯＳイメージャ及びそれから高反射性界面を除去する方法を提供すること。 【解決手段】  ＣＭＯＳ画像センサ及び製作方法が提供され、ここでセンサは、より薄い層間誘電体積層体を組み込むことを可能にして増強された光感度を示すピクセル・アレイをもたらす銅（Ｃｕ）メタライゼーション・レベルを含む。ＣＭＯＳ画像センサは、センサ・アレイの各ピクセルの光路を横切る最小限の厚みのバリア層金属を有する構造体、或いは各ピクセルの光路からバリア層金属の部分が選択的に除去されて反射率を最小にした構造体を含む。即ち、種々のブロック又はシングル・マスク方法を実施することにより、アレイ中の各ピクセルに対する光路の位置においてバリア層金属の部分が完全に除去される。さらなる実施形態においては、バリア金属層は自己整合堆積によってＣｕメタライゼーションの上に形成することができる。 【選択図】      図２
Patent JP-2008526940-A (JP)
Title: 置換されたプロピオン酸類を製造するための方法
IPC: C07C253/30
Filed: 2006-01-13
Abstract: 本発明は、置換されたプロピオン酸を製造するための方法であって、式(I)で表される基質を用意する工程を含む方法に係る。そして、キラルリンまたは砒素置換基を有するメタロセン基を有する触媒リガンドを含むエナンチオ選択的水素化触媒の存在でエナンチオ選択的水素化条件の下、前記基質をエナンチオ選択的水素化に賦して、式(II)で表される生成物もしくはそのエナンチオマーまたは、適当な場合、そのジアステレオマーをエナンチオメトリック過剰に生じさせる方法。
Patent JP-2008528480-A (JP)
Title: 免疫調節用ＨＩＶ−１ｇｐ４１融合ペプチド
IPC: A61P43/00
Filed: 2006-01-24
Abstract: 本発明は、自己免疫疾患並びに他のＴ細胞媒介炎症性疾患及び病態を予防又は治療するための医薬組成物及び方法を提供し、この組成物は、ＨＩＶ  ｇｐ４１融合ペプチド領域由来のペプチド又はそのフラグメント、類似体、相同体及び誘導体の有効量を活性成分として含む。本発明はさらに、Ｔ細胞媒介病態の治療に有用なＨＩＶ  ｇｐ４１融合ペプチド領域由来の新規のペプチドを提供する。
Patent JP-2008530867-A (JP)
Title: 登録およびパケットデータ再接続のためのシステムおよび方法
IPC: H04W84/04
Filed: 2006-02-13
Abstract: 登録をトリガするイベントが発生後、パケットデータサービス再接続が自動的に実行させる方法、モバイル局、およびネットワークが提供される。これらは、このようなデータサービス再接続が、通常、起こらない一部の状況においてすら提供される。このことによって、登録によってパケットデータサービスが途切れ、その結果、モバイル局に到達不可能となることによって生じ得る混乱は回避される。その方法は、アクセスネットワーク登録をトリガするイベントが発生すると、そのモバイル局自身がパケットデータサービス再接続をトリガしない１つ以上の状況を備える少なくとも一つの状況のうちのいずれかが満足される場合、アクセスネットワーク登録およびパケットデータサービス再接続に対する均等物を実行することと、その少なくとも一つの状況のいずれもが満足されない場合、アクセスネットワーク登録を実行することを包含する。
Patent JP-2008529633-A (JP)
IPC: A47J29/02
Filed: 2006-02-15
Abstract: Egg cooking apparatus comprises a cradle (13, 14) for the egg including resistance means (22), and control circuitry for heating the resistance means. The cradle comprises flexible sheet means wrappable round the egg, mounted in a pair of half-shell units (10, 11) mounted for opening and closing around the egg. The half-shell units are of a silicone elastomer with crimped resistance wire incorporated therein, and each backed by a set of resilient fingers. The control circuitry includes temperature sensing means adjacent to the resistance means, and means (15) for setting the desired temperature and cooking time.
Patent JP-2008530105-A (JP)
IPC: C07D487/14
Filed: 2006-02-09
Abstract: The present invention relates to pyridopyrazolopyrimidine derivatives that are useful pharmacological agents through the inhibition or antagonism of protein kinases, and to processes for the preparation and use of the same. In particular, the present invention relates to compounds that demonstrate protein tyrosine kinase and/or protein serine/threonine kinase inhibition.
Patent JP-2008532067-A (JP)
IPC: G03F7/11
Filed: 2006-02-22
Abstract: A topcoat material for applying on top of a photoresist material is disclosed. The topcoat material comprises at least one solvent and a polymer which has a dissolution rate of at least 3000 Å/second in aqueous alkaline developer. The polymer contains a hexafluoroalcohol monomer unit comprising one of the following two structures: wherein n is an integer. The topcoat material may be used in lithography processes, wherein the topcoat material is applied on a photoresist layer. The topcoat material is preferably insoluble in water, and is therefore particularly useful in immersion lithography techniques using water as the imaging medium.
Patent JP-2009165026-A (JP)
Title: Imaging apparatus and control method of imaging apparatus
Inventor: MAKI TAKASHI
IPC: H04N5/91
Filed: 2008-01-09
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an imaging apparatus capable of recording a circular image, and the control method of the imaging apparatus.  <P>SOLUTION: The imaging apparatus includes: an image photographing means comprising a photographing optical system and a photoelectric transducer; an image compressing means for compressing an image input by the image photographing means; and an image recording means for recording a photographed image or the compressed image. The imaging apparatus includes a function for segmenting, from the image input by the image photographing means or from an image segmented from the image input by the image photographing means in a desired aspect ratio, a circle having as a radius a distance from the center having predetermined distortion aberration property.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009171011-A (JP)
Title: Projector
Inventor: UCHIYAMA TAKAYUKI
IPC: G03B21/00
Filed: 2008-01-11
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a projector capable of shortening a time until the start of projection.  <P>SOLUTION: The projector has: a control circuit 101 for calculating a correction coefficient for correcting a projection image and correcting the projection image by the calculated correction coefficient by the use of a photographed image obtained by photographing a projection surface on which a prescribed projection image is projected by an imaging unit 120; and a projection unit 110 for projecting the corrected projection image. In this case, a prescribed correction coefficient is used to correct the projection image until the control circuit 101 calculates a correction coefficient of a projection surface, and the calculated correction coefficient is used to correct the projection image after the correction coefficient is calculated.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009171813-A (JP)
Title: Parallel operation inverter device
Inventor: OKUI YOSHIAKI
IPC: H02J3/38
Filed: 2008-01-21
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a parallel operation inverter device that operates a plurality of inverter units in parallel without using an exclusive line for synchronization which will be shared among the plurality of inverter units and without the need for switching operation.  <P>SOLUTION: An inverter control circuit CC of the parallel operation inverter device includes a sine-wave signal generation circuit 1, a PWM control signal generation circuit 3, a phase difference detection circuit 7, a frequency difference detection circuit 9, and a feedback circuit 11. The feedback circuit 11 inputs a reference frequency command value f added with a phase difference ϕ multiplied by a predetermined gain and a frequency difference Δf multiplied by a predetermined gain into the sine-wave signal generation circuit 1. A phase different between the outputs of the inverter units which occurs during parallel operation of the plurality of inverter units is reduced by changing the output frequency of each inverter unit.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2008179639-A (JP)
Title: C-cckr-5, cc-chemokines receptor, derivatives thereof, and their uses
Inventor: SAMSON MICHEL
IPC: C12N5/20
Filed: 2008-01-22
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for screening drugs to be bound to the peptide becoming a receptor of human immunodeficiency viruses (HIV), and to provide the drugs prepared thereby.  <P>SOLUTION: The drug (anti-ligand) is brought into contact with cells transformed by a vector which expresses nucleic acid molecules encoding a specific peptide (chemokines receptor), and it is determined whether or not the drug inhibits binding of the peptide with HIV viruses or the ligand being a part thereof. The anti-ligand is preferably an antibody which is directed to an epitope of the peptide.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009174097-A (JP)
Title: Garment subjected to tying processing
Inventor: EZAKI YUKA
IPC: D06C23/04
Filed: 2008-01-25
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a technique for applying three-dimensional decoration to a kimono, a garment, or the like, which is wasted, with no regard to whether it is a used one or a new one to process the kimono, the garment or the like to be fitted to the body of a wearer and readily put on.  <P>SOLUTION: The garment subjected to tying processing is obtained by subjecting a recycled Japanese kimono (garment) 1 to such tying processing as to pick up cloth at part of or all around the sleeve, the body part, and/or the gusset each of the kimono, and stitch the base of the picked cloth with yarn or stitch the cloth into a prescribed shape with yarn followed by tying the cloth, so as to form the cloth into a protruding part 7. Particularly, the waist part 6 has a number of tying processed parts to fit the body of the wearer.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009176217-A (JP)
Title: Image display device
Inventor: KODAMA TAKU
IPC: G06F3/0481
Filed: 2008-01-28
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image display device capable of arranging an image representing a folder in an appropriate display position in relation to an image representing a document file even when an image representing a folder is included in images to be displayed on a screen in addition to an image representing a document file.  <P>SOLUTION: While a feature value of a document file is extracted (S12), the feature value of a folder is extracted based on the feature value of a content contained in the folder (S16). Thereby, the display position of each image is determined in such a manner that the distance between images whose feature value is similar to each other becomes small (S14, S18).  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009180484-A (JP)
Title: Heating water heater
Inventor: KATAOKA HIDEHIKO
IPC: F25B1/00
Filed: 2008-02-01
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a heating water heater capable of performing sufficient heating even in a region requiring a high heating load such as Northern Europe.  <P>SOLUTION: The heating water heater is provided with a heat pump unit 1, a hot water storage tank 2, a hot water supply heat exchanger 3 and a heating circulation circuit 4. By a guide by the heating circulation circuit 4, hot water stored in the hot water storage tank 2 is directed via a radiator 8 outside the hot water storage tank 2, returned to the inside of the hot water storage tank 2 again and circulated. The hot water supply heat exchanger 3 is arranged from a lower region to an upper region in the hot water storage tank 2. Supplied hot water is made to flow into the lower part of the hot water storage tank 2 and flow out of the upper part of the hot water storage tank 2.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009186574-A (JP)
Title: Device and method for holding optical fiber cord and optical fiber connecting device
Inventor: YAMAUCHI TAKAYA
IPC: G02B6/38
Filed: 2008-02-04
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a device for holding optical fiber cord, which reduces the number of parts used and holds the optical fiber cord easily by manual without using an exclusive tool such as a caulking tool or the like.  <P>SOLUTION: This holding device 10 includes a supporting member 12 for supporting the optical fiber cord 1 and a fixing member 14 for fixing the optical fiber cord 1 on the supporting member 12. The supporting member 12 includes a locking part 16 for locking a jacket end part 5 of the optical fiber cord 1 configured by turning back a tension member 3 exposed outside the jacket 4 onto an outer surface of the jacket, in a manner as to prevent the optical fiber cord 1 from falling off from the supporting member 12 due to at least a weight of the optical fiber cord 1. The fixing member 14 includes a pressing part 18 for deforming the locking part 16 locked in the jacket end part 5 by pressing force to bring the locking part 16 in close contact with the jacket end part 5. The pressing part 18 compresses the locking part 16 by the pressing force generated depending on difference in dimension between the locking part 16 and the pressing part 18.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009187618-A (JP)
Title: Error information guidance device, error information guidance method, and program
Inventor: GONDA MAYUMI
IPC: G11B33/10
Filed: 2008-02-06
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an error information guidance device, an error information guidance method and a program, which easily and surely notify a user of an error.  <P>SOLUTION: An audio device 100 is equipped with a system microcomputer 90 for detecting the error and a memory card interface 10 for connecting a memory card 200 which stores the detailed information of the error. The system microcomputer 90 detects the error, and when the memory card interface 10 is connected with the memory card 200 (S201; YES, S202; YES), the detailed information of the error is read (S203) from the memory card 200 and a display section 80 or a speaker 35 reports it (S206).  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009183884-A (JP)
Title: Method for forming multilayer coating film
Inventor: MASUKO SHINICHI
IPC: B05D1/36
Filed: 2008-02-07
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a metallic multilayer coating film having high transparency and feeling of luminosity of an opal tone in which golden coloring can be recognized according to a viewing angle.  <P>SOLUTION: The multilayer coating film includes an aluminum-containing coating film containing aluminum pigment on a base material, a titanium-containing coating film containing titanium dioxide particulates on the aluminum-containing coating film and a clear coating film on the titanium-containing coating film. A median D<SB>50</SB>grain size of the titanium dioxide particulate is 5 to 100 nm and content of the titanium dioxide particulate in the titanium-containing coating film is 0.01 to 15 mass%.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009194960-A (JP)
Title: Power circuit and its control method
Inventor: UCHIKAWA TAKESHI
IPC: H02H7/12
Filed: 2008-02-12
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a power circuit, which sufficiently protects itself from the abnormality on the load side, and its control method.  <P>SOLUTION: The power circuit, which includes a DC-DC converter and a remote sense protective circuit that protects the DC-DC converter, includes a means for separating a DC-DC converter and a remote sense protective circuit when an abnormality occurs on the load side of the DC-DC converter.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009192122-A (JP)
Title: Hot water storage tank unit
Inventor: YAMAWAKI SHINJI
IPC: F24H1/18
Filed: 2008-02-13
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To stably hold a hot water storage tank in a casing during transport in a hot water storage tank unit in which the hot water storage tank is erected and fixed in the casing.  <P>SOLUTION: The hot water storage tank unit 1 includes: a hot water storage tank 2; a substantially rectangular casing 3 storing the hot water storage tank 2 in an erect manner; and a plurality of tank holding fittings 6 for fixing the vicinity of the upper part of the hot water storage tank 2 to the casing 3. The tank holding fittings 6 respectively have bent surfaces 61, 62 formed by bending a substantially rectangular flat plate 60 like Z-shape, one bent surface 61 is fixed to the side plates 32, 33 of the casing 3, and an end side 62a of the other bent surface 62 is fixed to the side surface of the hot water storage tank 2. Thus, stress applied to each fixed part of the casing 3 and the hot water storage tank 2 due to vibration of the hot water storage tank 2 is absorbed by deformation of a narrow linear surface joint part by the end side 62a of the bent surface 62 of the tank holding fitting 6. Therefore, the hot water storage tank 2 can be stably held in the casing 3 and breakage of each fixed part can be prevented during the transport.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009189945-A (JP)
Title: Coating device
Inventor: SUMIDA MASAHIRO
IPC: B05C1/08
Filed: 2008-02-14
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a coating device for applying a prescribed belt-like pattern on both surfaces of continuous paper at a low cost, the coating device capable of applying the belt-like pattern on the optional position of the continuous paper in the travelling direction and the width direction.  <P>SOLUTION: The coating device is constituted such that coaters 9, 9a for intermittently applying a coating liquid on one side surface of the travelling continuous paper 2 by bringing a coating roller 12 into intermittent contact with the paper to form the belt-like pattern P in the travelling direction are provided at a plurality of places in the travelling direction of the continuous paper, first and a second coating paths 5, 6 each having nearly the same structure are separately provided in the traveling direction of the continuous paper and turn bar devices 8, 8a for inverting the continuous paper while travelling are provided between both coating paths.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009190354-A (JP)
Title: Surface reforming method for injection molded article
Inventor: NAKAFUTAMI NANAO
IPC: B29C45/17
Filed: 2008-02-18
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a surface reforming method for an injection molded article by which stable products are supplied automatically.  <P>SOLUTION: As for the surface reforming method for an injection molded article, the surface of the injection molded article is heated in a non-contact state, and the injection molded article is injection-molded by using a resin material such as an ABS resin, a polycarbonate (PC) resin, a PC/ABS alloy resin or a PP resin. The heating treatment is carried out by changing a heating temperature, a heating period of time or a heating distance.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009200102-A (JP)
Title: Light-emitting device and fixing device for semiconductor light-emitting device
Inventor: SAKAI TAKATERU
IPC: H01L33/48
Filed: 2008-02-19
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a light-emitting device which can ensure proper heat dissipation properties, reliability and optical characteristics, and which can be replaced easily.  <P>SOLUTION: An electrode pad 9 formed on the LED substrate 8 of an LED 1, mounted on a substrate 3 for mounting an LED, is brought into pressure contact with a power supply pattern 18 formed on a plate 5 for supplying power to an LED by the elastic force of a compression spring 7, so that a state in which the LED1 is fixed firmly to the substrate 3 for mounting an LED, and a state in which the electrode pad 9 and the power supply pattern 18 are electrically connected reliably are maintained.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009200894-A (JP)
Title: Information processing apparatus and method, and program
Inventor: SUGAMA ATSUSHI
IPC: G10L19/00
Filed: 2008-02-22
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make control so that either one of music piece or picture is reproduced as a playback target and the other is reproduced as an attached playback target.  <P>SOLUTION: A playback unit 16 defines either one of music piece and a picture as a playback target, defines the other as an attached playback target, and reproduces the playback target together with the attached playback target. A feature reference/comparison unit 14 refers to features of the playback target and features of one or more candidates of the attached playback target from a music piece/picture feature DB and uniformly compare forms thereof. Based on results of the comparison, a selection unit 15 selects an attached playback target with respect to the playback target from among the one or more candidates of the attached playback target from a music piece/picture DB together with the playback target and provides them to the playback unit 16. The information processing apparatus is applicable to a system for controlling slide show playback.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT